La célébration de
Veronica Sandusky
9 avril 1935 –
28 octobre 2020
Passed peacefully at the age of 85 at home in Oakville, Ontario, on October 28, 2020, surrounded by loved ones.
Much beloved wife of Robert (Bob) for 55 wonderful years, loving mother of Julia (Bruce), Eric, Stefan (Danielle), Krista (Marc), and cherished late son, Noel; proud grandmother of Alex, Jesse, Aidan, James, and Katla; and beloved sister of Tony, Ann, and Jim, and the late Tom, Pat, Bernadette, Frank, and Sean.
Born in Louth, Ireland in 1935, to parents Francis Larney and Julia Larney (McHugh), Vera was the seventh of nine children. After completing schooling in Dundalk, Ireland, in the 1950s, Vera worked for a short period in London, England before venturing off to Canada for work and travel in the early 1960s. She met and fell in love with Bob in Calgary in 1964, and they were married in 1965 in Ireland in a double wedding with Vera’s sister Ann Sloane (Peter), after which they settled down back in Canada to start a family.
Vera was a kind-spirited, energetic, fun-loving, gentle, dignified, and generous lady, who was never short of patience and loved being around people and partaking in a good conversation, story, or joke. She was a singer at heart, and fondly recalled performing in several live musical theatre productions in her 20s in London, England (Barclay’s Bank Operatic Society), and also in Calgary. She took great enjoyment from singing in church and community choirs through her adult years right into her early 80s. She could often be heard happily humming while going about daily activities.
Vera loved to keep busy and active by baking, gardening, planning trips and traveling extensively, walking, homemaking, maintaining regular correspondence with many family members and friends around the world, and, over the years, hosting dozens of international students in her home. She took a great interest in her family history and staying abreast of the latest news from relations in Ireland and the U.S. After devotedly raising 5 children, Vera busied herself by taking on part-time work in retail and bookkeeping roles, and also pursued new interests like learning Spanish and starting a small sweater-knitting enterprise. She was always on the go. Vera was affected by dementia in her last few years but her soft and gentle nature never changed.
Vera will be dearly missed by her family, her sister, and brothers, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, friends, and dedicated caregivers.
Visitation and funeral arrangements are being made privately owing to current public health restrictions. In lieu of flowers, donations in Vera’s honour may be made to Acclaim Health or the Stratford Festival.
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9 avril 1935
28 octobre 2020
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Veronica Sandusky 9 avril 1935
28 octobre 2020..
turner & porter funeral directors
Décès pour la Ville:Toronto, Province: Ontario
Dear Sandusky family,
I just read the news about your wonderful wife and mother Vera. I don’t know why I thought of her suddenly. Trying to find one of you on Facebook and internet, I found the necrology announce about her death. I felt so sad and remembered how nice she was, how nice you all were with me when in 1991 I passed 6 weeks at your home in Calgary. After all those years, many thanks again for a such warm welcome. I offer to all the family my deepest sympathies as well as sincere.
Sincerely yours,
Denis Desautels
Montreal